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GENDER DIMENSION OF DRYLAND FARMING AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN EMBU COUNTY, KENYA
(2019-10-30)
Agriculture is the backbone of Kenya’s economy, and hence its importance in enhancing foreign trade, food security, poverty alleviation, national development and revitalizing human welfare. Despite the importance of the ...
VALUATION OF SELECTED WETLAND RESOURCES AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN LOWER NYANDO RIVER BASIN, KISUMU COUNTY, KENYA
(2016-05-23)
Wetlands such as the Nyando wetlands provide communities with a range of interrelated environmental functions and socio-economic benefits, which support a variety of livelihood strategies. Because of the range of wetland ...
IMPACTS OF RESOURCE USE CONFLICTS ON FOOD SECURITY IN NYANDO WETLANDS, KISUMU COUNTY, KENYA
(2016-05-19)
Nyando Wetlands are a multi-use resource that provides the riparian community with a range of interrelated environmental functions and socio-economic benefits, which support a variety of livelihood strategies. This study ...
THE ROLE OF NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN POVERTY REDUCTION IN KISUMU EAST SUB-COUNTY OF KISUMU COUNTY KENYA
(2016-05-19)
Poverty forces an individual to a state of powerlessness, hopelessness, and lack of self-esteem, confidence, and integrity, leading to a situation of multidimensional vulnerability. Several recent ...
MAPPING CANCER PREVALENCE USING GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM IN ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY, KENYA
(2018)
Cancer is a major public health problem in Elgeyo Marakwet county (Kenya) and worldwide. Kenya has a large number of people having cancer, and many studies have demonstrated that cancer is associated with environmental ...
Occupational Exposure to Arsenic in Moi University and University of Eldoret Instructional Laboratories and Potential Carcinogenic Risks
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2019)
Virtually, all occupations to some extent have inherent risks. The objective of the study was to assess the role of arsenic (As) in universities’ instructional laboratories indoor settled dust as an occupational carcinogenic ...
Understanding Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate in Kenya’s Mt. Elgon Forest Ecosystem: Definitions, Opportunities and Constraints
(Research Open Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, 2019)
A number of approaches have been employed across the world to address adaptation to climate change impacts. The role of ecosystems in adaptation to climate change impacts has been recognized at the international level more ...
Implications of Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus L.)Biomass Harvesting on Nutrient Regulation in Nyando Floodplain Wetland, Lake Victoria, Kenya
(Open Journal of Ecology, 2019)
Harvesting of papyrus biomass plays a significant role in regulating ecosys-tem services of which one of them is nutrient uptake and cycling. Despite Lake Victoria’s wetlands being important, little ...
Influence of Stakeholder Analysis on the Performance of Water and Sanitation Projects in Homabay County, Kenya
(International Journal of Strategic Management and Procurement (IJSMP), 2019)
Water supply and sanitation are instrumental in the development of a community. Delays in completion of water projects in WSBs in Kenya are a common phenomenon. The main purpose of the study was ...
Spatial Temporal Variation of Selected Water Quality Parameters along River Sosiani, Uasin Gishu County
(Africa International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (AIJMR), 2018-10)
Surface water is a vulnerable resourceto pollution onthe earth surface due to the deterioration of its quality attributed to diverse sources of pollution. Thispaper sought to assess ...